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Brothers in Arms
To: Bash From: Owen Re: Friday Today is my big brother Fletch’s birthday. Yes, it’s a week after mine, even though he’s 2 years older. I’m certain my father, in a cost-saving move, convinced Mom to conceive on the same dates so that we’d have a childhood full of “and this is for both of…
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Modern Warfare 2 “Infamy” Trailer: The War Comes Home
“Infamy,” the heavily anticipated Modern Warfare 2 trailer is now live on Infinity Ward’s site. In it, a narration of the biblical story of the first murder introduces sequences that depict Washington under seige. Modern Warfare 2: Infamy [Infinity Ward]
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Demon’s Souls Might Break Street Date; the Servers Won’t
If you manage to get your hands on a copy of Demon’s Souls early, good for you. However, publisher Atlus says no servers will come online until its release date of Oct. 6 (Tuesday). You may still play it singleplayer, but if you try to connect to a North American server before then, you’ll get…
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Molyneux, Asked About Natal/Fable, Jokes About His Assassination
Sure, Peter Molyneux‘s studio is developing Milo, the proof-of-concept Microsoft used to unveil Project Natal at E3. But he’s clear he “never said” Fable III wouldn’t incorporate Natal. Then he jokes about being eliminated for discussing it. In an interview at the PICNIC Conference in the Netherlands last week, Molyneux’s interviewer basically stipulates that there…
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There’s No Stopping the Zombie Genre
I suppose you could say “Zombie Driver” was Morgan Freeman’s job description when he shuttled around the decaying Miss Daisy in 1989. Here, Exor Studios interprets it as an unstoppable sedan packed with firearms mowing down the leprous undead. I dunno. Looks about as mindless as your opposition. Then again, that can be fun, too…
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Weekend Timewaster: GrowBox
Been a while since we’ve done these. Here’s GrowBox, courtesy of King.com. The object is to pick up all of the gold orbs, but consuming them makes your box grow, so the board must be navigated in a specific order. There are multipliers for speedy finishes, and objects that can temporarily shrink you, turn you…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •10 Worst Ways to Spend Your Time in a Game [TechRadar] Grinding, grinding, and grinding. And sewer levels. Also farming or mining any resources. And…
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Week in Games: Where Video Game Happens
This week the NBA jumps out of the gym with three titles on five platforms – with only the PSP being common to all of them. Weird. Another full-Ginsberg release is Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, on six. Other big-name bets: Saw on PS3 and 360. Lucidity on PC and 360, South Park…
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There’s Something in the Box …
And now the thrilling conclusion to yesterday’s BioShock 2 telegram mystery. The folks who got a cable yesterday were paid a visit today by the Speedy Brothers delivery boy again, this time bearing a mysterious package. We’ve gotten tips from a reader as well as Network 23, so far the only ones to post a…
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A First Look at Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Those who ordered Guitar Hero 5 in September and took advantage of the free Guitar Hero: Van Halen offer are starting to get their game in the mail, offering a peek at something that’s flown under the radar until now. The game arrives in a promotion-copy-only sleeve, with the same advisory stamped on the disc…
By Owen Good